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Shadow Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says the government’s proposed media code is based on a sound premise which seeks to ensure Australia has a strong and viable news media sector. “It arises of course from an extensive project undertaken by our competition and consumer regulator which found that the market power of the digital platforms was having a negative impact on news media to remain viable in Australia,” she said. “The premise of that is very sound. “The Senate is examining the bill, there have been some public hearings on this at which concerns have been articul...

Two charismatic gentlemen: Minister Paul Fletcher and NBN CEO Stephen Rue Image: Chris Duckett/ZDNet Australia's Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts Paul Fletcher has formally declared that the National Broadband Network (NBN) is "built and fully operational", as one of the first steps towards the eventual sale of the company responsible for the roll out of the NBN. On Wednesday, Fletcher made the declaration after reviewing a report from NBN on the extent to which the NBN access network is built and fully operational. "I...

In his second reading speech, Frydenberg said the bill “represents a major reform—an historic reform—a world first, where the eyes of the world will be on what is occurring here in Australia”. Frydenberg said the code will ‘level the playing field’ “We are not seeking to protect traditional media companies from the rigour of competition or, indeed, technological disruption, which we know benefit consumers,” he said. ADVERTISEMENT “Rather, we are seeking to create a level playing field where market power is not misused and there is appropriate compensation for the production ...